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Re: 701C Ni-Cd Battery? -Reply
- To: thinkpad@cs.utk.edu
- Subject: Re: 701C Ni-Cd Battery? -Reply
- From: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
- Date: Fri, 17 Jan 1997 23:48:20 -0500
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wpuser%gwise.hpsi{HPSI.TAMPA:Ggarrison}@healthplan.com wrote:
> I have a 701C that I purchased new a little over a year ago (when they
> were discontinuing the line). Everything's worked great for me until
> recently. In the last couple of months I've found that while the onboard
> battery will say the fully-charged battery should operate for an hour and
> 45 or 50 minutes - it will actually conk out after about 30 minutes.
>
> Is this just the inevitable battery wear out? Or is there likely to be
> some other problem.
I called IBM tech support in Canada today about this problem,
and they are mailing me a new battery. I was only getting about
40 minutes before, the battery would die when the meter was
still reading around 60 percent.
Gotta like that warranty. Thanks to the list for pointing
out that this is covered under it.
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tboicey@brit.ca